THE MUSICAL LEITMOTIFS OF THE ACADEMIC WORKS OF E.S. NOVIK. A REFLECTION OF THE MUSICAL TRADITIONS OF THE SIBERIAN PEOPLES IN THE WORKS OF THE RESEARCHER

This article is dedicated to the discussion on the articles by E.S. Novik, publsihed in 1980–1990s, which reflect the themes of musical cutlure and musical folklore of the indigenous peoples of Siberia . In the article «On the typology of genres of non-fairytale prose of Siberia and theFar East» she touches upon the significant role of singing in the narrative: singing in narrative genres is a sign of a sacred message. In the article «Archaic beliefs in the light of interpersonal communication» the scholar points out the important role of the sound/voice for performing the sacred practices, and then comes to a conclusion about the sacred nature of a musical talent, consindering singers and musicians as the mediators between the worlds of people and spirits. The ideas about the magical nature of the singing and storytelling talents, supported by the examples from the Siberian folklore, are developed further in the article «The magical function of folklore narratives in the traditional culture of the peoples of Siberia: pragmatic structure and perlocutionary effect of the narrative text». In the article «The verbal component of the hunting and fishing rituals (based on materials of the Siberian traditions)» one can find plenty of data on the intonational diversity of the ritualistic formulae, as well as the solid number of the notes, concerning the distinguishment of the different types of intonation, which might be useful for musicologists. In the article «Semiotic functions of the voice in Siberian peoples’ folklore and beliefs» the researcher is concentrated on the archaic folklore strata – interpretation and imitation of the sounds of nature, beliefs, related to the voice of a human and «the voices» of the mythological charachters. The ideas of Novikova on the musical folklore of the indigenous peoples of Siberia not only are still topical, but furthermore, their significance has increased at the present stage, due to the geocultural research of the Arctic region.